222. The Four Budget Priorities For Rachel Reeves
Did the Chancellor’s pre-budget speech work? Why should she increase the basic rate of income tax? Is it time to abolish the pensioner’s triple lock? Robert asks economist Jim O’Neill about the ad...
6 Nov 202533min
221. Why Reeves Should Put Up Income Tax
Can the truce between Trump and Xi hold? What should Starmer do now to prepare for the coming AI shock? And how can Reeves’s budget combine tax rises with growth stimulation? Robert talks with Moha...
3 Nov 202543min
220. How Do We Make Big Business Behave?
How can investors compel companies to pay the “real” living wage and stop selling foods that make us obese? Can anyone with a pension put pressure on businesses? Why are American fund managers so scar...
30 Okt 202537min
219. When Do Tax Cuts Pay For Themselves?
What role can tax play in reviving the UK? Is Trump a protectionist or free trader at heart? What does the economist who inspired Truss make of her notorious budget? Robert speaks with the acclaime...
27 Okt 202535min
218. How Do We Get Off The Escalator Of Ever Rising Taxes?
Should the budget stop the avoidance of employers’ national insurance by the UK’s highest paid professions? How does the government restore the confidence of its creditors? Are we facing a private cre...
22 Okt 202542min
217. Is Reeves To Blame For The Budget Hole?
How can Rachel Reeves deliver a budget that means she won’t have to raise taxes again next year? What would rational tax reform look like? Should this be the budget when they finally raise fuel duty ...
19 Okt 202558min
216. What Are The Jobs Of The Future?
Why have graduate job vacancies collapsed? How is AI changing how we work? How can companies become forces for good? Robert Peston chats with James Reed, author of Karma Capitalism and chair of th...
15 Okt 202542min
215. How Near Is An AI Crash?
How big is the AI bubble? When it bursts, who will be hurt? What impact on jobs and wages in artificial intelligence having now? Robert discusses with Azeem Azhar, founder of Exponential View and t...
12 Okt 202541min
